Definition of finger

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Finger (n.) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument..

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Ablution :: Ablution (n.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest..
Supple :: Supple (a.) Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers..
Adhere :: Adhere (v. i.) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura..
Crumb :: Crumb (v. t.) To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread..
Banister :: Banister (n.) A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands..
Finger :: Finger (v. t.) To touch lightly; to toy with.
Indigitation :: Indigitation (n.) The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication.
Pat :: Pat (n.) A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap..
Percussion :: Percussion (n.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate..
Encompass :: Encompass (v. t.) To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world..
Paradactylum :: Paradactylum (n.) The side of a toe or finger.
Lady''s Finger :: Lady's finger () A long, slender variety of the potato..
Athetosis :: Athetosis (n.) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes..
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
Fret :: Fret (n.) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed..
Thumb :: Thumb (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon..
Sexdigitist :: Sexdigitist (n.) One who has six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot..
Five-leaf :: Five-leaf (n.) Cinquefoil; five-finger.
Harmonica :: Harmonica (n.) A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones..
Kent Bugle :: Kent bugle () A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle..
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